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At Sturgis I rode the Ulysses and the XB12 Long (I think it was called), which shares the same chassis. The Ulysses was fun, but too tall for me. The frame, which carries oil, was so hot I thought I would blister my ass when I slid a cheek over to put a foot down. The cooling fan ran almost constantly, and sounded like an air raid siren. The XB12 seemed smoother, quieter, and much more refined by comparison. It may be that the Useless (the Buell guys didn't seem to like it much when we called it that) was getting a lot of work on a very hot day, so perhaps I didn't see it in its best light. I would wonder, too, at how long the glorified Sportster powerplant will last. Dunno if it could be my main bike, but if a guy had the disposable income, it would sure be interesting to try one on a long trip off the beaten path.> > Anybody out there have one of these? Sure am drawn to this bike. I > know it won't go where a KLR will but sure seems nifty to me. I > wonder how many miles that engine will go as Eric has hot rodded it > up? I went and looked at them last weekend. That 17 on front sure > looks small compared to dirt type bikes. >
jf [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]> > > > Anybody out there have one of these? Sure am drawn to this bike. I > > know it won't go where a KLR will but sure seems nifty to me. I > > wonder how many miles that engine will go as Eric has hot rodded it > > up? I went and looked at them last weekend. That 17 on front sure > > looks small compared to dirt type bikes. > > > > Haven't seen any* posted Buell Ulysses* road trips up the haul road to > Prudhoe Bay and back...yet. >
Robert Hedrick Albuquerque, NM P.S. What's with all you gay/child molesting Republicans? Dudes, not so macho to the rest of us. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com> Anybody out there have one of these? Sure am drawn > to this bike. I > know it won't go where a KLR will but sure seems > nifty to me. I > wonder how many miles that engine will go as Eric > has hot rodded it > up? I went and looked at them last weekend. That 17 > on front sure > looks small compared to dirt type bikes. > > Criswell >
----- Original Message ----- From: Samuel Hudson To: J Fortner ; Jud Jones Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Buell Ulysses? NKLR I also am strongly considering the uly as a next bike. --sam hudson, san antonio tx. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Robert Hedrick Albuquerque, NM P.S. What's with all you gay/child molesting Republicans? Dudes, not so macho to the rest of us. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com> I also am strongly considering the uly as a next > bike. > --sam hudson, san antonio tx. >
On Jan 3, 2007, at 5:57 PM, Jud Jones wrote: > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Ronald Criswell > wrote: > > > > Anybody out there have one of these? Sure am drawn to this bike. I > > know it won't go where a KLR will but sure seems nifty to me. I > > wonder how many miles that engine will go as Eric has hot rodded it > > up? I went and looked at them last weekend. That 17 on front sure > > looks small compared to dirt type bikes. > > > > At Sturgis I rode the Ulysses and the XB12 Long (I think it was > called), which shares the same > chassis. The Ulysses was fun, but too tall for me. The frame, which > carries oil, was so hot I > thought I would blister my ass when I slid a cheek over to put a > foot down. The cooling fan > ran almost constantly, and sounded like an air raid siren. The XB12 > seemed smoother, > quieter, and much more refined by comparison. It may be that the > Useless (the Buell guys > didn't seem to like it much when we called it that) was getting a > lot of work on a very hot day, > so perhaps I didn't see it in its best light. > > I would wonder, too, at how long the glorified Sportster powerplant > will last. Dunno if it could > be my main bike, but if a guy had the disposable income, it would > sure be interesting to try > one on a long trip off the beaten path. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
On Jan 3, 2007, at 9:37 PM, Hedrek wrote: > > I liked the idea in the beginning - an air cooled twin > dual sport. A real "sportster." Not so thrilled when > I saw one up close. Then I decided I really wanted a > Triumph powered dual sport but the Scrambler didn't > cut it. That is the motor I'd like to see in a real > dual sport, something to challenge BMW. I liked the > early Tigers alot and almost bought one (long distance > internet thing and chickened out). Maybe a Buell City > Cross with good tires? > > I sometime surf for "desert sleds" and get some nice > Triumph powered bikes from the 60s and 70s. The new > motor is pretty big but with a good design could sure > be cool, I think. > > > > > --- Ronald Criswell wrote: > >> Anybody out there have one of these? Sure am drawn >> to this bike. I >> know it won't go where a KLR will but sure seems >> nifty to me. I >> wonder how many miles that engine will go as Eric >> has hot rodded it >> up? I went and looked at them last weekend. That 17 >> on front sure >> looks small compared to dirt type bikes. >> >> Criswell >> > > > Robert Hedrick > Albuquerque, NM > > P.S. > What's with all you gay/child molesting Republicans? Dudes, not so > macho to the rest of us. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com